Tooth-brush holder.



P. H. ROBERTS.

TQQTB BRUSH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 00114, 1912.

Patem d M1120, 1914,

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PERLEY H. ROBERTS, OF ROCHEETEEL, NEVE-Hillf/ZPSTII E.

TOGTrL-BRUSH' Heron's.

1 Application filed October M, 1912." Eerie] No.

useful lmprovenienl in Tooth-Br ish Holders, of which the following is ii specificzv tion.

lily invention relates to a tooth brush holder in the nature of a coniainer inclosing the brush, iclurliug its handle.

The object or y invention is to provide a holder oi llie above chnrncrer mule up of separate parts which combine \riih one zinother to form a container for holding the brush, each of which separate parts is curried by ii fixture that may be secured 70 a wall or other suitable support, and by which the parts are heir securely anal permanently in place, tliot is, until detached from ihe i Xture; to provide, also, whereby the sep: rate parts of container may combine to cooperate with one another in an opened or closed position which (12 erinines the opening and closure of the container, and when in a closed position lo liernic'timlly seal the .JlUSll container: Within the some, either for the retention of vapors which may rise from some antiseptic ii -alter plac within. the container for the purpose or sterilizing the brush, or for the brush against atmospheric or other outside deleterious influences.

It a *urlhcr object o" iy inveniion so provid whereby the separate parts form ng the conl'iziner may be easily detached from the iiiture for purposes of cleansing and may also be easily cleansed. It is also necessary as I have provided that me device should be as simple as possible in the nuinbcr, form and rlisposihion of its parts.

The holclcr embodying my invention can best be seen zuul understood by reference to the (ire. in Which- Figure l, is n siclc elevation of the n lkl. .l ig. :1 r vertical section thereof.

In the (liegs: 1 and 2 represent respectively flie body and cover of the receptacle or coi'iinincr zuluptcd to receive and iuclo brush. The body 1 of the reccplzicle presents ii narrow elongated vessel pi'ec' -riihly cylindrical in iori'i, liming a closcll hol'toin and open top. .lust zul zuxml, lo the the body is provided wit lop cllgo llicrco l c 3r 3 forming ii flange wlucl a-ocucl or SlIOUh Specification of Letters Patent;

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tension of the plziinecl; The borlypresents an interior ch inber mlsptclil to inclose the major portion of the brush.

Filling upon the body I. lillGQO'Vtl prcassists in the support and r sents i (li'llllQlllIfi structure loving rhe some general fo l as-ihe body though much l as lllQ cerior inclose that porlion only the ush that extends above the body and is l unincloserl there-h fit 1 1 )1 ine wall is properly ,,er that it may cooperate e body the bottom enu tl thickened i ll Wil i or enenge the top end oi wideneii L v' he i 25 as aiorecu (l, On the '1 2' "he c or chamber forinerl Wliifll the cover is h as to so continue or exienc the ll '!138i formed wichin the borlv A :oni (l parts will inrlose the eni e brush including its luinrllc. The intc- 3r surfaces forming the cluin'iher thus provided in both the looil v and cover present also smooth interior walls capable oi being easily cleansed when. the ports are scparetccl. v

A tight joint is established between the parts when the cover is applied to iii simply by resting thereonl vThe poi mode of glass and where the cover a upon the body the ineeling are grounc forming a right The parts 1 and 2 forming rho con are carried by 21 i1 'QCliQ L 4-. consis of a main ,r holly p.

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which the bracket may be secured. or other suitable supporting base Connecting with iho main portion :3 oi the bracket arc arms 8 and O .1 rospmli {)f t iese arms the arm 8 is :1. iixml arm ing upon ils end a holding ring; or supper; 10 through which the body 1 of the container is adopted to extend null if by its llunn'cil 0nd 3 cn czngiinr or support The arm 9 of the l'irzu' c a pivoicll zum i lie some being SCClll'Qll to the main portion 5 of the hrautlcct by :i lb neclion 11. The :iriu f) is as be nul upon i s ciul a, ring; or s. '2 {hi-(ugh no cover 2 rule and lPG hehl by "5r llio parts. 'lhc town,

e 7 arm is therei which ii iii, snugly therein engagement between nosiiu n and such i with as J 0L -51 to 111 open position away from the container as indicated in 41 line shown in the firming.

Jot the purpose holdi w the cover in 1 a 1 1ts closed and. oponoo pOSHJlOK he nraoket may 1 5; shown he oro'wded. wit a sprmg l3 orrange i to draw against the e d of the arm 9 and engage edges 1- and 1.) x'espeotlveb,

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folll'liid thereon W 10h date and open positions oi? tho 7 When the (cover is towed book io an open position. both it and the body of the minor may be romowd from the bras Under ordinary cirouo'nsfiimcos howovoz, file vover need not be removed. from. the, bracket for it can'bo roa y cleansed. Whiio aflixed Lhoxeto. Owin" of Lhfl con/mine. s of oonsidor more convenia zm', to remove bracket for purposes rem oval by Hi it from of cleansing and; vary easily be ob'imnedp, :1 A body out of the brookot,

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operate with said body p0 thereon and forming a tight carrying said body portion and cm bracket ham-wing separate mom W1! flied thereby one of mam hroogh the Kgioh new: is adapted and rosfi in part 'LLereo-n, the arms being a oivoted arm. throz of which said cove.- pav mom therewith and. be r v 1" 11s for pivotally seem" 7 id cover who? 7 "a In. 1 91 Si ons correspon 21nd (:iosod F H. ROBE 

